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Re: Zoea

Post by Nat_addicted to HC's » Mon Jan 14, 2013 6:59 pm

Yes active & eating lots, crawling all about, just not above the water line yet :)
I will have to move the others in shells out of the jars tonight & then its only a handful of megalopa that havnt taken up a house that will remain


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Post by Nat_addicted to HC's » Mon Jan 14, 2013 7:00 pm

Oh you mean the ones in jars, they are trying to climb the air line, they must be ready


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Post by aussieJJDude » Mon Jan 14, 2013 7:11 pm

It so good that they are still going well :DS\
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Post by Nat_addicted to HC's » Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:05 am

Ive moved another 15 that were in jars today that were easy to spot and in shells, so im down to 1 jar (kreisel) with a handful in, and 36 in the transition tank. My fingers, arms & legs are crossed!


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Post by aussieJJDude » Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:16 am

Good job :D
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Post by Rocky » Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:15 am

Oh wow :D How's the transition tank going? What kind of ramp do you have? (sorry if it's here somewhere and I just missed it)
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Post by Nat_addicted to HC's » Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:18 am

Hey rocky go back a few posts, ive got pictures up, went back to the resin log, they can climb it fine :)


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Post by Rocky » Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:20 am

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH- *deep breath* -HHHHHHHHHHHHH
Oh my GOSH! I can't believe it! That's amazing! :D That's such a huge step up from last time, and it's only your second try now? Wow! Seriously! :clap: Go Nat! What you have there are teeny tiny hermit crabs, land stage or no, and I'm so freaking out right now :D
I can't believe how TINY they are :shock:
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Post by Nat_addicted to HC's » Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:23 am

They're gorgeous aren't they ;)


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Post by aussieJJDude » Tue Jan 15, 2013 5:53 pm

Yes, totally cute! :D
Can't wait to see them grown up :D
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Post by Careyenz » Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:31 pm

Nat_addicted to HC's wrote:They're gorgeous aren't they ;)


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Post by aussieJJDude » Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:36 pm

LOL, who couldn't be proud! The amazing...
(Sometimes I wish you have a live video feed, so I can just look at them all day long! SO lucky/awesome to have these lil guys/gals...)
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Re: Zoea

Post by Nat_addicted to HC's » Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:15 pm

Ok so there is a total of 43 in the transition tank pools :) & the jars are being cleaned, ready for next time ;)



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Re: Zoea

Post by aussieJJDude » Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:04 pm

Anybody braved coming close to the edge of the water line???
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Re: Zoea

Post by Nat_addicted to HC's » Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:14 pm

There are a few that make trips in and out of the water, i posted pics of the first one that did it a few posts back ;) every time I look someone is testing the logs.


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